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they should leave medicare alone. i would like to have a list of all the people that want these pork barrel things in. the names and states of the people who want this. we voted them in and they should be working for the people and not the party. >> where is your frustration level with regards to congress and the president? caller: the president should get off of his high horse and just renew the tax cuts and go on and cut these pork barrel things. one guy wants this from this state, one guy wants that from that state, i am tired of hearing this. >> we have gathered all of the information on our website. on our homepage we will continue to monitor what happens in the house and senate as lawmakers continued to move closer to the tax issue, something we talked about this morning on "washington journal." host: maya macguineas is heading up the fix the debt campaign. welcome back. this says it all. "it looks awful." guest: i think we all feel that. it is not as though we did know the fiscal cliff was coming. there are hug
they should leave medicare alone. i would like to have a list of all the people that want these pork barrel things in. the names and states of the people who want this. we voted them in and they should be working for the people and not the party. >> where is your frustration level with regards to congress and the president? caller: the president should get off of his high horse and just renew the tax cuts and go on and cut these pork barrel things. one guy wants this from this state, one...
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a lot of them got into congress demagoguing medicare. but if they want this, they're going to a, need a democratic president to sign the legislation. it could never -- the republican party can't have it where it's all one party that does this with social security and medicare. and they have got to be willing to say all right, if they want to do this, they'll have to give on something that they don't like. maybe even higher -- and that's where the moment was there. they almost got this president to move on social security. they almost got him to move on medicare reform, and they didn't take the -- >> go ahead. >> at the end of the day, they're going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we're going to get a deal which will do nothing on deficit. >> they're own fault. >> i dotelly agr totally agree. >> the president said he'll put behind his weight gun control. does he have the stomach for how difficult this is going to be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where tom sawyer s
a lot of them got into congress demagoguing medicare. but if they want this, they're going to a, need a democratic president to sign the legislation. it could never -- the republican party can't have it where it's all one party that does this with social security and medicare. and they have got to be willing to say all right, if they want to do this, they'll have to give on something that they don't like. maybe even higher -- and that's where the moment was there. they almost got this president...
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huk finn stayed saved until tuesday. the gun control thing is so tough. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense broader population. and i think that that is where the tension is. that also by the way is not -- the well organized interest plus the common sense diffusion is not just limited
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this...
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huck finn stayed saved until tuesday. i worry that our attention span on these things is so, so limited. you had to bring up the question of guns as the president was laying out his second term agenda. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense broader population. and i think that that is whe
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this...
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a lot of them got into congress demagoguing medicare. but if they want this, they are going to, a, need a democratic president to sign the legislation. it can never -- the republican
a lot of them got into congress demagoguing medicare. but if they want this, they are going to, a, need a democratic president to sign the legislation. it can never -- the republican
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you heard harry reid say we can't cutnny out of social security or medicare programs those are the big boulders of the budget those are the programs that are driving this data. we are at a stalemate. i thought we would reach an agreement. i am not so sure at this point the president wants an agreement because i think he made a political calculation it's better to go over the cliff and spend the next 3, 4 weeks blaming the republicans. >> then again higher taxes and defense cuts and gets to blame the republicans. steve moore always good to see you. >> thank you judge, great to be with you. >> later in the show heads rolled in the state department over benghazi, right? wrong. the latest double speak from the obama administration. up next, just over 24-hours from now if we goefr the fiscal cliff, who should we blame? re, ♪ ♪ >> this country is about to take a plunge over the fiscal cliff. who is really to blame? watcjomg this one. >> president has a decision to make. he can support these measures or be responsible for reckless spending and the largest tax hike in american history. >>
you heard harry reid say we can't cutnny out of social security or medicare programs those are the big boulders of the budget those are the programs that are driving this data. we are at a stalemate. i thought we would reach an agreement. i am not so sure at this point the president wants an agreement because i think he made a political calculation it's better to go over the cliff and spend the next 3, 4 weeks blaming the republicans. >> then again higher taxes and defense cuts and gets...
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huck finn stayed saved until tuesday. i worry our attention span on these things is so limited. you had to bring up the question of guns, as the president was laying out his second term agenda. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well-organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense, broader population. and i think t
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach...
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huck finn stayed saved until tuesday. i worry that our attention span on these things is so limited. you had to bring up the question of guns as the president was laying out his second term agenda. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense broader population. and i think that that is where t
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this...
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and it refers, payments to medicare providers would fall by 27% if there is no action. extended unemployment benefits expire for about 2 million people on january 1. to be the $110 billion in automatic domestic and military spending cuts known as the sequester. in the next couple months, the march 27, a six month extension of the temporary assistance for needy families grant program expires. domestic and military agencies have until the end of the fiscal year to put all of their spending cuts in place. -- ha a few of the changes set to hit. tustin, what is your message to congress amidst this debased? caller: my message is that a bill that have introduced, i hope that they tried to stop trying to fight each other and try to come together to move the country forward and pass whenever bill is necessary so we can avoid this fiscal cliff. if we do not do that, it will result in the economy, a tepid recovery we are having to go into recession. we do not want that. host: thank you for the call, justin. a few comments on our facebook page -- we are taking your calls and tweets
and it refers, payments to medicare providers would fall by 27% if there is no action. extended unemployment benefits expire for about 2 million people on january 1. to be the $110 billion in automatic domestic and military spending cuts known as the sequester. in the next couple months, the march 27, a six month extension of the temporary assistance for needy families grant program expires. domestic and military agencies have until the end of the fiscal year to put all of their spending cuts...
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also, the medicare doc fix. we don't know for sure if that's going to be in this deal or not. a lot of other pieces still on the table and in limbo for now. >> okay. lisa desjardins, we'll be watching with you, thanks. >>> as you may have guessed, uncertainty over the fiscal cliff is having a ripple effect from washington to wall street. u.s. stocks ended the session in the red on friday for the fifth straight day. a triple-digit loss for the dow, that tumbled 158 points. the nasdaq lost almost 26 points while the s&p 500 shed almost 16 points. >>> in washington, each side of the aisle is pleading its case directly it the taxpayer. both the president and the republicans talking about the fiscal cliff in their weekly addresses. the president said yesterday he was modestly optimistic about a deal, but here he seems to hint at his own plan b if the senate can't reach a deal. >> if an agreement isn't reached on time, then i'll urge the senate to hold an up or down vote on a basic package that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends vital unemployment insurance f
also, the medicare doc fix. we don't know for sure if that's going to be in this deal or not. a lot of other pieces still on the table and in limbo for now. >> okay. lisa desjardins, we'll be watching with you, thanks. >>> as you may have guessed, uncertainty over the fiscal cliff is having a ripple effect from washington to wall street. u.s. stocks ended the session in the red on friday for the fifth straight day. a triple-digit loss for the dow, that tumbled 158 points. the...
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not major cuts to medicare like had been on the table in so-called plan a, the $4 trillion debt deal he and john boehner had been talking about for weeks. so we might see a small bit of spending cuts just to stave off the sequester, the massive amount of spending cuts that will kick in at the beginning of the year to harm the pentagon and other agencies. if they are getting anything, there are low expectations but if they get anything it will be a very small deal, something much smaller than they have been talking about for weeks, jon. jon: there aren't too many people these meetings. so a little hard to get an assessment, what is your idea, what is your best, yeah, assessment i guess how things are between some of these leaders? >> reporter: they have gotten pretty tense the last couple of days as they have come back from the christmas holiday. we saw yesterday senate majority leader harry reid basically accusing john boehner of running a deck tate toreship, that was his word in the house of representatives. reid piled on a little bit late yesterday afternoon and senate republican l
not major cuts to medicare like had been on the table in so-called plan a, the $4 trillion debt deal he and john boehner had been talking about for weeks. so we might see a small bit of spending cuts just to stave off the sequester, the massive amount of spending cuts that will kick in at the beginning of the year to harm the pentagon and other agencies. if they are getting anything, there are low expectations but if they get anything it will be a very small deal, something much smaller than...
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they put on the table additional cuts in medicare and social security not as much as republicans want but clearly they have moved on that. and i also think there will be substantial defense cuts, if we want to make a dent in the deficit. i mean this is the choice that is going to be in front of us. if, we have to do four things if we want to reduce the deficit. we have to get more revenue, we have to cut domestic spending, we have to trim and reform the health care programs in particular of medicare and medicaid and we have to cut defense. if we do all four of those things we can make significant down payment getting deficit under control. if we do some of them, the numbers are not there enough to make as much progress as we want. this is where mark and i agree. over next six to nine months we could see substantial progress towards smart fiscal policy in the country if the two parties come together. heather: we'll see what happens. thank you both very much for joining us until monday night. thank you. >> merry christmas. happy new year. [heavy breathing]. gregg: boy, remember that, vi
they put on the table additional cuts in medicare and social security not as much as republicans want but clearly they have moved on that. and i also think there will be substantial defense cuts, if we want to make a dent in the deficit. i mean this is the choice that is going to be in front of us. if, we have to do four things if we want to reduce the deficit. we have to get more revenue, we have to cut domestic spending, we have to trim and reform the health care programs in particular of...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. patti ann: president obama is set to arrive in washington within the next hour or so cutting short his vacation to resume negotiations to avert the tax hikes set to kick in on january 1st. that of course is a few days away and so far no word of any kind of deal. molly henneberg joins us live from the white house. hi, molly, what do we expect today from the president? >> reporter: hi, patti ann, the president was supposed to come back to d.c. after the new year. as you were saying he's en route from hawaii to washington for any last-minute fiscal cliff talks. he left his wife and two daughters in hawaii when he left last night hawaii time. he has been in touch with harry reid's office over the holidays and
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and he worked so hard to protect social security and medicare. and the deal we have protects it to 2035 and beyond if the economy improves. seniors have paid in to social security and medicare and actually there is a surplus because of that which is what the folks are trying to pull out of and use for these other purposes now. isn't it better to do what president obama has proposed and perhaps if we have the political will to use some of the military funding for our deficit situation? >> i don't think have we have any choice but to have further savings in defense. but to be fair there are not enough potential save there's to deal with our problem. our problem is so much bigger than we can get out of domestic discretionary accounts including defense. if we look at where we're headed, we're already at 100% of g.d.p. on our debt. we're headed for 130% debt to g.d.p. if we fail to act. and while i believe we need to have additional savings in defense, the president proposed 100 billion over ten years. that is way short of the 4 trillion that most eco
and he worked so hard to protect social security and medicare. and the deal we have protects it to 2035 and beyond if the economy improves. seniors have paid in to social security and medicare and actually there is a surplus because of that which is what the folks are trying to pull out of and use for these other purposes now. isn't it better to do what president obama has proposed and perhaps if we have the political will to use some of the military funding for our deficit situation? >>...
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wealth yearl people will see an additional tax-- an additional medicare tax. their payroll tax will if up by .9%, and there label tax for the first time on non-wage income in medicare for people who earne. over $200,000 for an individualo $250,000 for a couple. there will be a tax on investment income for the first time. there will also be a limit onpe what you can put aside in the so-called flexible spendings account. these are places you can putan pretax money. basically it hundreds you pay for things that your insurance doesn't cover, things liketi orthodontia, perhaps, or eye glass or your deductibles and co-pays on your insurance plans.,0 usually there could be no limitn or a large limit of $5,000, $6, 000, and that's being cut toar $4500. those are a couple of thingshi people will experience next20 year. >> suarez: which means you'll have plenty of work to do in 2013. >> i will have plenty of work to do in 2013. >> suarez: npr's julie rovner, thanks a lot. it >> ifill: next, protecting civilians in a conflict zone with eyes and a notepad.n the island of
wealth yearl people will see an additional tax-- an additional medicare tax. their payroll tax will if up by .9%, and there label tax for the first time on non-wage income in medicare for people who earne. over $200,000 for an individualo $250,000 for a couple. there will be a tax on investment income for the first time. there will also be a limit onpe what you can put aside in the so-called flexible spendings account. these are places you can putan pretax money. basically it hundreds you pay...
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automatic tax cuts that will go into place as well as drastic, draconian cuts in entitlement programs, medicare, and even the military. the military can suffer very greatly if this goes through the sequestration. if you look at all this, you realize something has got to be done, because $2,000 per average taxpayer will be added to them over the course of this year if they fail to do something, what is going to happen? what is your prediction, brad? >> well, my prediction is, that we're likely to go over the cliff because the president also knows, kelly, in 2013 any deal made then can be retroactive to january 1st. so the draconian cuts we're talking about can be wiped away with the stroke of a pen should a deal be made. i believe the president believes he is in stronger position if he deal doesn't go through now because he believes he will have better leverage in january. kelly: sear lena? >> he has better leverage i agree with brad about that. he can come to congress after january 1 and pass tax cuts only for those making under $250,000. republicans do you really think they will vote against a
automatic tax cuts that will go into place as well as drastic, draconian cuts in entitlement programs, medicare, and even the military. the military can suffer very greatly if this goes through the sequestration. if you look at all this, you realize something has got to be done, because $2,000 per average taxpayer will be added to them over the course of this year if they fail to do something, what is going to happen? what is your prediction, brad? >> well, my prediction is, that we're...
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believes there should be means testing that cuts off the megarich from government health programs from medicare and even though it may be unpopular, he says you have to reform social security. >> they say a child born today can live to 100. you, if you just follow the averages, your lifespan has increased in the last decade a couple of years. so, i think you've got to raise that age for people, let's say, that are under 50. >> reporter: the one area he is adamant should not be touched is charitable deductions that encourage the wealthy to give. he is not alone. the richest of the rich, they are the ones who also give the most. we know if you take the large part, $300 billion given away last year, including corporate giving, roughly two-thirds of that was give bine individuals. roughly half of that was given by the top 3%. >> charitable institutions. >> reporter: earl mack says washington should debate, negotiate, compromise, but by december 31st they need to get a deal done. lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. le >>> as the war in syria goes on, thousands in the country are hoping for humanitarian
believes there should be means testing that cuts off the megarich from government health programs from medicare and even though it may be unpopular, he says you have to reform social security. >> they say a child born today can live to 100. you, if you just follow the averages, your lifespan has increased in the last decade a couple of years. so, i think you've got to raise that age for people, let's say, that are under 50. >> reporter: the one area he is adamant should not be...
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basically, cutting the taxes on the broad middle class, resetting the amt and what's called the doc fix so medicare doctors don't take a 30% pay cut by the middle of january. that's probably what i expect to see. the sequester, maybe they'll agree to kick it down the road, but maybe it will have to occur. david corn, analyze the tea leaves, talk about the politics. it seems as if the more conservative republican members of the house seem to be unwilling to go along with any deal that's interpreted as a tax increase for anybody. >> i mean, the republican clown show got clownier last year, if that's a word. it was kind of remarkable that those of us in washington watching politics for years to see a speaker of the house fail so miserably to win support for his own measure. he couldn't figure out what was on his own caucus, and so that means that the president really is not negotiating with anybody who can really make a deal. he can't -- you know, he can't cover any check that he writes at the oval office. i mean for weeks now on this show and others, you know, people have been talking about deals and
basically, cutting the taxes on the broad middle class, resetting the amt and what's called the doc fix so medicare doctors don't take a 30% pay cut by the middle of january. that's probably what i expect to see. the sequester, maybe they'll agree to kick it down the road, but maybe it will have to occur. david corn, analyze the tea leaves, talk about the politics. it seems as if the more conservative republican members of the house seem to be unwilling to go along with any deal that's...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >> [bell ringing] >> the scene in newtown was echoed across connecticut on friday. bells tolling 26 times for the 20 children and six adults killed at the sandy hook elementary school a week earlier. that horrific story getting major media attention. the coverage of the tragedy took a quick turn and many in the media to push their agenda against guns. it's so unbelievable and it only happens in america. and it happens again and again, and there was another shooting yesterday, three people killed, i think, in a hospital. we kill people in schools, we kill them in hospitals, we kill them in religious organizations, we kill when they're young, we kill them when they're old and we've just got to stop this. >>
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so medicare doctors don't take a 30% pay cut by the middle of jab. that's probably what i expect to see. the sequester, maybe they'll agree to kick it down the road, but maybe it will just have to occur. >> david corn, analyze the tea leaves? it seems as if those more conservative members, republican members of the house are just unwilling to go along with any kind of a deal that is interpreted as a tax increase for anybody. >> the republican clown show got clownier last night, if that's a word. it's kind of funny for those of us who have been watching politics for years to see a speaker of the house fail so miserably to win support for his own measure. so that means the president is really not negotiating with anybody who can really make a deal. he can't cover any check that he'd write at the oval office. i've said all along the real issue is whether boehner can bring along his caucus for anything. he really can't and it puts everything in a tough position. but the president does end up with a more reasonable upper hand. i think jared is right. >> b
so medicare doctors don't take a 30% pay cut by the middle of jab. that's probably what i expect to see. the sequester, maybe they'll agree to kick it down the road, but maybe it will just have to occur. >> david corn, analyze the tea leaves? it seems as if those more conservative members, republican members of the house are just unwilling to go along with any kind of a deal that is interpreted as a tax increase for anybody. >> the republican clown show got clownier last night, if...
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we're going to protect the top 4 or 5% of the country's tax cuts but we're going to take it out of medicare and social security for the poor and middle class. and that's, i think, the real issue. you know, i think a lot of other progress sifs like me would like to see defense cuts much more significantly on the table. there are other places to get money. but i do think that at some level boehner and the president and now harry reid and mitch mcconnell who are very much at the table are going to have to say, you know what, we're not going to win the right of our parties, we're not going to win the left, we've got to do something that gets 118 democratic votes and 100 republican votes in the house and we've got to get those middle in the senate, too. that's really the only way. >> easier said than done. quickly, erick do you think the country is going to go over the fiscal cliff, everyone's tax rates are going up? >> you know, i think it wouldn't surprise me if they did and ironically because of the shifting baselines, both sides can claim some sort of better level of wanting to cut taxes on
we're going to protect the top 4 or 5% of the country's tax cuts but we're going to take it out of medicare and social security for the poor and middle class. and that's, i think, the real issue. you know, i think a lot of other progress sifs like me would like to see defense cuts much more significantly on the table. there are other places to get money. but i do think that at some level boehner and the president and now harry reid and mitch mcconnell who are very much at the table are going to...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. >>> all right. time now for the "news nation" gut check. nra wants to put police in every school. do you agree or disagree. i'll be taking off a few days. happy holidays to everyone who has been hanging with us all year. happy
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he won't get an increase in the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. now, want only did the president reject that offer, he race to the microphones today and he declared that he won the debate with boehner on tax rates. so clearly, he now wants to humiliate all republicans, as i predicted. >> i remain optimistic, though. because if you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded that income tax rates should go up, except right now he only wants to have them go up for millionaire, if you are making $900,000, he thinks you can't afford to pay a little more in taxes. but the principle that rates are going to need to go up, he has conceded. i have said, i am willing to make some cuts. what separates is us a few hundred million dollars. the idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. >> sean: the president wants the country to go over the fiscal cliff and the republicans have feared this from the beginning. the president gets to raise taxes on every single american. he gets to gut defens
he won't get an increase in the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. now, want only did the president reject that offer, he race to the microphones today and he declared that he won the debate with boehner on tax rates. so clearly, he now wants to humiliate all republicans, as i predicted. >> i remain optimistic, though. because if you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded that income tax rates should go up, except right now he only wants to have them go up for...
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they are really worried about -- >> he's going to make some concessions on social security and medicare. he has his own problem. boehner has problem with tea party republicans but the president says he's gone more than halfway and he says, you know what, there's a reason why some republicans won't accept anything he proposes. listen to this. >> they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much that has to do with, you know, in it very hard for them to say yes to me. but, you know, at some point they've got to take me out of it and think about their voters and think about what's best for the country. >> i guess the point he's making, i'm exaggerating a little bit. but if it comes from him, there will be republicans saying, there most be a socialist agenda why he's doing it. >> perhaps that's true and perhaps anything john boehner does will make democrats look suspicious. i wish we could look at this outside from the personalities. at the core of what the president is proposing is to squeeze more income taxes. other developed countries pay fo
they are really worried about -- >> he's going to make some concessions on social security and medicare. he has his own problem. boehner has problem with tea party republicans but the president says he's gone more than halfway and he says, you know what, there's a reason why some republicans won't accept anything he proposes. listen to this. >> they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much that has to do with, you know, in it very...
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hands off social security, medicare, medicaid. republicans are demanding benefits to medicare, medicaid, and social security as part of the fiscal showdown. senate democrats have the power to make sure that doesn't happen. constituents are finding out who among them is weaken-kneed, who is part-way there and who is a champion committed to opposing any deal that cuts medicare, medicaid, and social security benefits. >> let me step back, alex. s first of all, i believe we just had an election in which americans voted to re-elect the president with a very clear sense of priorities. one of those is an earned benefit. people have paid into it with hard work. it seems to me that the elderly are still very insecure. many are suffering. to me the problem with what we're discussing is that the framework of this debate is so skewed, so wrong because we don't have a short-term deficit problem. we have a jobs and growth problem. i know people are agonizing. paul crudeman is agonizing about where it can did go. it's legitimately. is no -- is n
hands off social security, medicare, medicaid. republicans are demanding benefits to medicare, medicaid, and social security as part of the fiscal showdown. senate democrats have the power to make sure that doesn't happen. constituents are finding out who among them is weaken-kneed, who is part-way there and who is a champion committed to opposing any deal that cuts medicare, medicaid, and social security benefits. >> let me step back, alex. s first of all, i believe we just had an...
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this sequestration would bring about a 2% reduction in what we get paid for medicare patients, which translates into about $6 billion across the health care system in general. and particularly its influence on research we're concerned about. >> that 2% adds up over time. where does this $5.8 billion number come from? >> well, it's what you look at as this goes across just one year across the health care for the entire health care industry for medicare payment. but just as concerning is whaha this meeds for research. as it currently stands, it means we're going to have an 8.2% reduction in the nih budget, which will reduce research across the country. it looks like sequestration will have major influence on both research and clinical care, as we currently provide it. what compromise we'll see, actually, if we avoid the cliff, i frankly don't know. i'm not sure at this point. >> one thing we're learning this morning is that the medicare age is quickly bubbling up to be one of the key issues. what does that mean for you? >> that means what we'll see, fewer patients that are covered by m
this sequestration would bring about a 2% reduction in what we get paid for medicare patients, which translates into about $6 billion across the health care system in general. and particularly its influence on research we're concerned about. >> that 2% adds up over time. where does this $5.8 billion number come from? >> well, it's what you look at as this goes across just one year across the health care for the entire health care industry for medicare payment. but just as concerning...
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act but as we know from the doc fix that is likely to happen, the 27% physician cut reimbursement for medicare that congress rolls back year after yea, these cuts often don't happen. melissa: yee. >> we need serious entitlement reform as boehner proposed. raising eligibility age and changing indexing of benefits. melissa: without question. we're not even close to that. i mean, steve, when you look at these numbers and a lot of people think boehner has gone a great distance today, we're still talking about $460 billion. that is 2.8% of the national debt. in other words almost nothing. >> right, exactly. i think that is the key context for all of these discussions. while i agree with roger i think we've moved closer to some kind of an agreement i would stop short of calling it a big agreement. this would be a small agreement. i think in the broader context, certainly of the debate. in the broader context of the kinds of entitlement reforms and spending reductions we need to see, this will most likely be sort of a patchwork deal with things slopped together at the last minute. i do think the week
act but as we know from the doc fix that is likely to happen, the 27% physician cut reimbursement for medicare that congress rolls back year after yea, these cuts often don't happen. melissa: yee. >> we need serious entitlement reform as boehner proposed. raising eligibility age and changing indexing of benefits. melissa: without question. we're not even close to that. i mean, steve, when you look at these numbers and a lot of people think boehner has gone a great distance today, we're...
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aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. jenna: we continue to follow this very developing, chaotic situation out of newtown, connecticut. a school shooting took place around 9:40 eastern time this morning. harris has some brand new information for us now. >> reporter: all right. a couple of things. they have broken down in just the short little while, jenna, the try i can't imagine area -- triage area. the second development is coming from abc news, and we are working to confirm this for ourselves. we know that a news conference is about -- scheduled about 24 minutes from now with the fewtown police department joined by federal officials who are now on the scene. abc news is reporting through those federal local contacts that they have that a dozen people possibly have died today here. again, we're working to confirm that, among them children, according to abc news. here's what i can tell you. the atf, the bureau
aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. jenna: we continue to follow this very developing, chaotic situation out of newtown, connecticut. a school shooting took place around 9:40 eastern time this morning. harris has some brand new information for us now. >> reporter: all right. a couple of things. they have broken down...
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covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. >>> good friday morning, i'm chris jansing. in the midst of a tense -- with no deal to stop the fiscal cliff and multiple bruises battles on the horizon, the ambassador to the u.n. didn't want to risk hurting the president, so she withdrew her name for consideration for secretary of state. >> did you want the job? >> i would have been very honored to serve in that job, just as i'm delighted to do what i'm doing. but yeah, sure, in my field, how can you not want to serve at the highest possible level? >> susan rice supported him in his election for president. in the beginning, she spent untold hours advising him without pay. the president defended her to the end, she is likely to get another big job in the future when there's an opening and he is meeting with her later today. here's what he said in the local interview with station kcra. >> i hadn't made a decision about who would be my next secretary of state. there's no doubt that susan was qualified
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yes, whether it's raising the eligibility age for medicare means testing medicare even some possible movement on the question of the consumer price index in terms of social security, which the white house publicly has ruled out. they have said we are open to these possibilities maybe if you're going to move in a big way on rates. but they're interconnected. and so these discussions that are going on in private, that if they were ever made public would evaporate. they are going on. but the white house is not offering too much if the republicans are not going to move on these tax rates. >> it is incredible. >> you go first. no, no you go. >> it's like a broken record. they have nobody about this for some time and still can't come to an agreement. john dickerson, thank you so much. bob schieffer will have the latest on "face the nation." >>> we have some breaking news from california this morning. a strong earthquake struck overnight off the pacific coast. >> the u.s. geological survey has revised the strength of that quake to 6.3 magnitude. so far there are no reports of damage. we'll
yes, whether it's raising the eligibility age for medicare means testing medicare even some possible movement on the question of the consumer price index in terms of social security, which the white house publicly has ruled out. they have said we are open to these possibilities maybe if you're going to move in a big way on rates. but they're interconnected. and so these discussions that are going on in private, that if they were ever made public would evaporate. they are going on. but the white...
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means testing in medicare which results in those who earn more pay more for their medicare premium. that is one proposal that democrats have begun more comfortable with. there are other changes they might be more comfortable with. host: ron has this suggestion from our twitter page. guest: that is a term we heard. when the cut health care, someone will be bearing the cut.t of that kin that is similar to the concept of those care organizations. they also include quality metrics as part of the contract, where they look at people's outcomes. one way to prevent against the u.s. skimping on care. host: this from sasha -- guest: that is one proposal that gets floated by democrats. medicare part d bargains for drugs. i do not know -- i do not think it would be a cure all, the one proposal that would fix everything. democrats think it would reduce the cost of medicare. host: is there a plan b? guest: we have seen them as the january 1 deadline before and get 30-day extensions. at some point they were working without an extension. medicare told doctors to hold off on submitting your claims f
means testing in medicare which results in those who earn more pay more for their medicare premium. that is one proposal that democrats have begun more comfortable with. there are other changes they might be more comfortable with. host: ron has this suggestion from our twitter page. guest: that is a term we heard. when the cut health care, someone will be bearing the cut.t of that kin that is similar to the concept of those care organizations. they also include quality metrics as part of the...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. alisyn: a large earthquake shaking southern california this morning. the quake with a magnitude of 6.4, it struck in the pacific ocean off the southern coast of avalon, california, and about 170 miles from mexico. no reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning has been issued but coming up we'll talk with a seismologist to see if this could be the start of something bigger. bill: there are new concerns secretary of state hillary clinton will not testify about the attacks in benghazi. both the house and senate foreign relations committees had announced she would testify and in fact that would happen in about a week's time. now the state department says that is not such a done deal. congressman ed r
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entitlements and put them on the table and there are already bills that reform social security and medicare and cut sycophant spending. that's what we are for. we cannot as a party raising taxes just a little bit less. the other point that i would make about this is - if it gets beyond that and something is going to happen, i think we should encourage those in the house to vote, what the democrats' own the tax increase and become a democratic plan. and one final point that i would make is that i think the president is dead wrong. if you lower rates you sometimes get more revenue. if you raise the rates you sometimes get less revenue. and in the 20's, the 60's, the 80's and even the bush tax cuts coming you've got more revenue. but guess what the rich pay a higher percentage of the revenue when you lower the rate, so i think it will work and it's going to hurt the economy and the economic growth. the democrats could be the party of the taxes and we want to be the party of low taxes. but we don't need leadership to model that message and make us the party of not as high of taxes. estimate thi
entitlements and put them on the table and there are already bills that reform social security and medicare and cut sycophant spending. that's what we are for. we cannot as a party raising taxes just a little bit less. the other point that i would make about this is - if it gets beyond that and something is going to happen, i think we should encourage those in the house to vote, what the democrats' own the tax increase and become a democratic plan. and one final point that i would make is that...
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their heads when you attack big government in the abstract, but they strongly support social security, medicare and even medicaid. and he's talking about his framing of the gop. part of the problem, americans have a sense against big government, but when it comes to big government, people don't want to cut those things of what they think are part of what americans deserve to have. >> i put the blame on that squarely on the political leadership in washington. i think the country is hungry and would response to someone how you fix the whole problem. these are the pieces that you need to put together to get us out of this mess. instead, focused on aspects of the thing, and about whether marginal tax rates should go up or not, and what ought to be done about entitlements in the short term. people respond and will respond in this country, always have responded to someone who honestly tells them what the situation is and has a real proposal, not political in nature. shared sacrifice that solves the problem. we ought to try that. >>> dave wels of "the wall street journal" writes about the risk of cutt
their heads when you attack big government in the abstract, but they strongly support social security, medicare and even medicaid. and he's talking about his framing of the gop. part of the problem, americans have a sense against big government, but when it comes to big government, people don't want to cut those things of what they think are part of what americans deserve to have. >> i put the blame on that squarely on the political leadership in washington. i think the country is hungry...